<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" ><channel><title>Newsvine - Steve Adubato, Ph.D.</title><link>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/</link><description>Newsvine - Steve Adubato, Ph.D.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2009</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:58:01 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:14:34 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Palin's Book Should Be Called &quot;I'm a Big Whiner&quot; </title><description><![CDATA[ Sarah Palin's new book called Going Rogue more accurately should be called I'm a Whiner.  When Sarah Palin entered the national political arena, she struck me as different, refreshing, and a really out of the box choice on the part of Republican national candidate John McCain.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Adubato, Ph.D.]]></dc:creator><link>http://msnbc.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/16/3508231-palins-book-should-be-called-im-a-big-whiner-</link><guid>http://msnbc.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/16/3508231-palins-book-should-be-called-im-a-big-whiner-</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:58:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>A New Governor...Now What?</title><description><![CDATA[The nation's eyes were on New Jersey Tuesday night, and New Jersey didn't disappoint.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Adubato, Ph.D.]]></dc:creator><link>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/05/3464695-a-new-governornow-what</link><guid>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/05/3464695-a-new-governornow-what</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:04:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>News Media Is Addicted to Balloon Dad</title><description><![CDATA[
Virtually everyone in the country is railing against Richard Heene for what apparently was a hoax involving his 6 year old son Falcon.  By any reasonable standard, this dad is a disgrace.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Adubato, Ph.D.]]></dc:creator><link>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/19/3399316-news-media-is-addicted-to-balloon-dad</link><guid>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/19/3399316-news-media-is-addicted-to-balloon-dad</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:06:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Apologies... What Works and What Doesn't </title><description><![CDATA[This morning on the TODAY Show, I had the opportunity to talk about what works and what doesn't when it comes to apologizing.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Adubato, Ph.D.]]></dc:creator><link>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/09/3367216-apologies-what-works-and-what-doesnt-</link><guid>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/09/3367216-apologies-what-works-and-what-doesnt-</guid><pubDate>Fri, 9 Oct 2009 22:26:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Hey Dave… I Missed the Joke</title><description><![CDATA[I couldn't care less what David Letterman does in his personal life. But, I'm a big fan of his. He's one of the funniest, smartest and most talented late night talk show hosts around. Simply put, I'm a fan of Dave's.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Adubato, Ph.D.]]></dc:creator><link>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/02/3343182-hey-dave-i-missed-the-joke</link><guid>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/02/3343182-hey-dave-i-missed-the-joke</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>scandal</category><category>extortion</category><category>dave-letterman</category><pubDate>Fri, 2 Oct 2009 20:20:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Barack Overexposed?  You Betcha!  </title><description><![CDATA[
By any standard, President Barack Obama is an exceptional communicator.  He is dynamic, charismatic and extremely articulate.  This is especially true after eight years of George Bush, one of the worst communicators to ever inhabit the White House.  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Adubato, Ph.D.]]></dc:creator><link>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/22/3300792-barack-overexposed-you-betcha-</link><guid>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/22/3300792-barack-overexposed-you-betcha-</guid><category>politics</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>health-care</category><category>media-blitz</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:25:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Urban Crime IS a Real Issue</title><description><![CDATA[
There is a big flap about Republican lieutenant governor candidate Kim Guadagno saying the following at a campaign rally in Newark recently: "I know what it's like to be afraid to walk across the street."]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Adubato, Ph.D.]]></dc:creator><link>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/17/3283297-urban-crime-is-a-real-issue</link><guid>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/17/3283297-urban-crime-is-a-real-issue</guid><category>politics</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:20:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Mad As Hell…Now What?  </title><description><![CDATA[
Democracy in action.  That's what some people call these "health care town meetings" being held across the country.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Adubato, Ph.D.]]></dc:creator><link>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/08/3239189-mad-as-hellnow-what-</link><guid>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/08/3239189-mad-as-hellnow-what-</guid><pubDate>Tue, 8 Sep 2009 21:02:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Don't Be A Communication Casualty  </title><description><![CDATA[How we respond to angry criticism and ridicule is an important and valuable communication tool.  Most of us have been in a public situation where people have taken shots at us either in person, or increasingly, online.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Adubato, Ph.D.]]></dc:creator><link>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/17/3160444-dont-be-a-communication-casualty-</link><guid>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/17/3160444-dont-be-a-communication-casualty-</guid><category>business</category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:26:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Corzine and Christie Need to Get Out of the Gutter…NOW!</title><description><![CDATA[Who says politics in New Jersey takes a rest for the summer?  The governor's race is hotter and more intense than anyone could have ever imagined in the dog days of August.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Adubato, Ph.D.]]></dc:creator><link>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/13/3150213-corzine-and-christie-need-to-get-out-of-the-gutternow</link><guid>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/13/3150213-corzine-and-christie-need-to-get-out-of-the-gutternow</guid><category>race</category><category>new</category><category>governors</category><category>jersey</category><category>chris</category><category>jon</category><category>corzine</category><category>christie</category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:05:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>You're not alone when it comes to misinterpretation</title><description><![CDATA[Last week, I wrote about a miscommunication incident at my local Starbucks over a cup of coffee. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Adubato, Ph.D.]]></dc:creator><link>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/10/3138675-youre-not-alone-when-it-comes-to-misinterpretation</link><guid>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/10/3138675-youre-not-alone-when-it-comes-to-misinterpretation</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:39:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Obama's Health Care Communication Falls Flat</title><description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama is undoubtedly a great communicator.  He is articulate, fast on his feet, poised and, as we know, very charismatic.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Adubato, Ph.D.]]></dc:creator><link>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/29/3086742-obamas-health-care-communication-falls-flat</link><guid>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/29/3086742-obamas-health-care-communication-falls-flat</guid><category>obama</category><category>president</category><category>healthcare</category><category>barack</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:52:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>New Jersey's Latest Corruption Scandal: It Makes You Sick</title><description><![CDATA[Embarrassing doesn't begin to describe the debacle surrounding the most recent New Jersey corruption scandal, which has nailed 44 people, including several prominent elected and appointed officials, as well as some rabbis down at the Jersey shore.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Adubato, Ph.D.]]></dc:creator><link>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/24/3062559-new-jerseys-latest-corruption-scandal-it-makes-you-sick</link><guid>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/24/3062559-new-jerseys-latest-corruption-scandal-it-makes-you-sick</guid><category>politics</category><category>corruption</category><category>new</category><category>jersey</category><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:16:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>&quot;Guerrilla Marketing&quot; is About Constant Communication</title><description><![CDATA["Guerrilla Marketing" is a term coined by bestselling author Jay Conrad Levinson many years ago.  But when you break it down, "guerrilla marketing" comes down to exceptional and consistent communication.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Adubato, Ph.D.]]></dc:creator><link>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/22/3048717-guerrilla-marketing-is-about-constant-communication</link><guid>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/22/3048717-guerrilla-marketing-is-about-constant-communication</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:40:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>GM's Communication Plan Stalled from the Start</title><description><![CDATA[There are many reasons why General Motors has gone bankrupt.  Yet, one of the biggest involves their ineffective efforts at executing a smart, strategic and coordinated branding and communication plan.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Adubato, Ph.D.]]></dc:creator><link>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/22/3048711-gms-communication-plan-stalled-from-the-start</link><guid>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/22/3048711-gms-communication-plan-stalled-from-the-start</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:38:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Unfortunately…No Magic Bullet for Urban Schools  </title><description><![CDATA[It appears that education is going to be a major issue in the 2009 governor's race in New Jersey.  Of course, the vast majority of voters are consumed by their concern over the state's economy along with employment and taxes.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Adubato, Ph.D.]]></dc:creator><link>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/14/3025411-unfortunatelyno-magic-bullet-for-urban-schools-</link><guid>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/14/3025411-unfortunatelyno-magic-bullet-for-urban-schools-</guid><category>new</category><category>governor</category><category>jersey</category><category>chris</category><category>jon</category><category>corzine</category><category>christie</category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:48:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Christie Challenges Corzine's Ties to Labor</title><description><![CDATA[The New Jersey governor's race is really heating up. The TV spots are in full swing, Jon Corzine and Chris Christie are taking big time pot shots at each other and key constituent groups are lining up with their particular political horse.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Adubato, Ph.D.]]></dc:creator><link>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/22/2956246-christie-challenges-corzines-ties-to-labor</link><guid>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/22/2956246-christie-challenges-corzines-ties-to-labor</guid><category>obama</category><category>new</category><category>barack</category><category>biden</category><category>governor</category><category>joe</category><category>jersey</category><category>chris</category><category>jon</category><category>corzine</category><category>christie</category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:18:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Letterman's Comments Are a Disgrace</title><description><![CDATA[I like David Letterman.  I think he's funny, witty and very quick on his feet.  He has been a late night staple, even though he consistently ran behind Jay Leno for years.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Adubato, Ph.D.]]></dc:creator><link>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/15/2932470-lettermans-comments-are-a-disgrace</link><guid>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/15/2932470-lettermans-comments-are-a-disgrace</guid><category>obama</category><category>democrats</category><category>republicans</category><category>palin</category><category>new</category><category>barack</category><category>yankees</category><category>sarah</category><category>york</category><category>david</category><category>letterman</category><category>rodriguez</category><category>bristol</category><category>alex</category><category>willow</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:31:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Corzine/Christie Battle is On</title><description><![CDATA[So the Chris Christie versus Jon Corzine war has begun.  Christie, the former US Attorney, has survived an intense and hard-fought Republican primary battle from conservative flat-tax advocate Steve Lonegan.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Adubato, Ph.D.]]></dc:creator><link>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/03/2893862-the-corzinechristie-battle-is-on</link><guid>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/03/2893862-the-corzinechristie-battle-is-on</guid><category>politics</category><category>obama</category><category>new</category><category>barack</category><category>biden</category><category>governor</category><category>joe</category><category>steve</category><category>jersey</category><category>chris</category><category>jon</category><category>corzine</category><category>christie</category><category>lonegan</category><pubDate>Wed, 3 Jun 2009 21:15:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Health Care and Communication </title><description><![CDATA[Consider the current health care debate in Washington.  Many would think it is exclusively about policy and politics.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Adubato, Ph.D.]]></dc:creator><link>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/19/2837404-health-care-and-communication-</link><guid>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/19/2837404-health-care-and-communication-</guid><category>health-care-words-that-work-its-not-what-you-say</category><category>its-what-people-hear-frank-luntz-barack-obama</category><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 16:22:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Christie Makes Hard Right Turn to Survive GOP Primary</title><description><![CDATA[Chris Christie may still win the Republican gubernatorial primary, but in the process he is being forced into a more conservative political box than he ever imagined he'd be in.  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Adubato, Ph.D.]]></dc:creator><link>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/18/2832434-christie-makes-hard-right-turn-to-survive-gop-primary</link><guid>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/18/2832434-christie-makes-hard-right-turn-to-survive-gop-primary</guid><category>politics</category><category>republican</category><category>democrat</category><category>new</category><category>governor</category><category>primary</category><category>steve</category><category>jersey</category><category>chris</category><category>jon</category><category>corzine</category><category>christie</category><category>lonegan</category><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 18:15:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Sometimes Being Runner-Up Means You Are the Winner</title><description><![CDATA[This whole Miss California/USA controversy   is pretty funny and interesting on many levels. First of all, Carrie Prejean had every right to say what she did about opposing gay marriage in response to entertainment blogger Perez Hilton's question on the subject.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Adubato, Ph.D.]]></dc:creator><link>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/14/2817819-sometimes-being-runner-up-means-you-are-the-winner</link><guid>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/14/2817819-sometimes-being-runner-up-means-you-are-the-winner</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>usa</category><category>california</category><category>hilton</category><category>trump</category><category>carrie</category><category>miss</category><category>perez</category><category>donald</category><category>prejan</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 19:17:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Secretive Communication Makes Things Worse</title><description><![CDATA[What WAS the FAA thinking when they decided to fly a presidential jumbo jet and an F-16 fighter  into lower Manhattan, close to Ground Zero, last week while insisting that New Yorkers and New Jerseyans not be told anything about it? ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Adubato, Ph.D.]]></dc:creator><link>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/04/2774366-secretive-communication-makes-things-worse</link><guid>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/04/2774366-secretive-communication-makes-things-worse</guid><category>us-news</category><category>2001-9-11-faa-new-york-city-new-jersey-president-b</category><category>air-force-one-photoshoot-terrorist-attacks-septemb</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 May 2009 18:27:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Lonegan Shouldn't Be Laughed At</title><description><![CDATA[Like many political observers, I'm looking ahead to what I anticipate to be a battle of two political heavyweights in New Jersey in the fall of this year.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Adubato, Ph.D.]]></dc:creator><link>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/30/2757552-lonegan-shouldnt-be-laughed-at</link><guid>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/30/2757552-lonegan-shouldnt-be-laughed-at</guid><category>republican</category><category>democrat</category><category>new</category><category>bill</category><category>case</category><category>bell</category><category>steve</category><category>jersey</category><category>chris</category><category>jim</category><category>jon</category><category>corzine</category><category>jeff</category><category>bradley</category><category>christie</category><category>bret</category><category>lonegan</category><category>mcgreevey</category><category>clifford</category><category>schundler</category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:37:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>TEA Party: Rhetoric is Easy…Action is Hard</title><description><![CDATA[On April 15 in New Jersey and across the country, there were "TEA parties" where citizens who were "mad as hell and not going to take it any more" gathered to let the government know they've had enough.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Adubato, Ph.D.]]></dc:creator><link>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/16/2692571-tea-party-rhetoric-is-easyaction-is-hard</link><guid>http://SteveAdubato.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/16/2692571-tea-party-rhetoric-is-easyaction-is-hard</guid><category>barack-obama</category><category>economy</category><category>stimulus</category><category>tax</category><category>new-jersey</category><category>tea-party</category><category>jon-corzine</category><category>chris-christie</category><category>steve-lonegan</category><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:33:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>